Name ___________________________________
Word Wednesday
Root Word ___________aer_________________
Definition
Other Words/ Definitions
aerate – to expose something to air/
allow air to flow through
air
aerial – of in or produce by the air
Modern Word (Word familiar to you)
aerospace – the industry responsible for
making aircraft, spacecraft, rockets etc.
Sentence
My family went to the aerospace
museum to see historic airplanes.
Root Word _________ethno__________________
Definition
Other Words/ Definitions
ethnic – characteristic of a group of
people sharing a common culture
Race, culture
Modern Word (Word familiar to you)
ethnocentric- the belief that one’s own
culture is superior to anyone else’s
ethnology – part of anthropology that
studies the history of different cultures
Sentence
At the culture fair, we sampled all
different types of ethnic foods from
other countries.
Root Word ___________bio__________________
Definition
life
Modern Word (Word familiar to you)
Other Words/ Definitions
biography – written account of another
person’s life
biology – the science of life or living
matter
Sentence
biosphere – the ecosystem comprising
I read the biography of Abraham Lincoln
the entire earth and the living things that to learn more about his life.
inhabit it.
Name ___________________________________
Word Wednesday
Root Word ____chlor_______________________
Definition
Modern Word (Word familiar to you)
Other Words/ Definitions
chlorophyll- green coloring in leaves or
plants
chloroplasts- organelles that absorb
sunlight and use it with water and CO2
to make food for plants
Sentence
chlorine- greenish yellow chemical used
the for purification of water
When I swim pools containing chlorine,
sometimes my blond hair can turn green.
greenish-yellow
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Root Word ___________derm________________
Definition
skin
Modern Word (Word familiar to you)
dermatologist – doctor who specializes
in the treatment of skin
Other Words/ Definitions
epidermis - the outer layer of skin
pachyderm – thick skinned animal
(elephant or rhinoceros)
Sentence
We went to the zoo last week and saw
pachyderms throwing hay on themselves
with their long trunks.
Root Word ___________eco__________________
Definition
environmental
Other Words/ Definitions
Modern Word (Word familiar to you)
ecofriendly – having a good effect on
the environment or not causing
environment harm
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Sentence
Many companies now use ecofriendly
Packaging that is recyclable or
biodegradable
ecology- science of how organisms
interact with their environment
ecosystem – a system formed by the
interaction of a community of organisms
with their environment
Name ___________________________________
Word Wednesday
Root Word ________hypo____________________
Definition
under
Other Words/ Definitions
hypothesis – an assumption or guess
Modern Word (Word familiar to you)
hypothermia- subnormal body
temperature
hypodermic –something introduced
under the skin, usually medicine
Sentence
After we went hiking up the snowy
mountain for several hours, my lips
turned blue and I felt like I had
hypothermia.
Root Word _____________min_______________
Definition
Other Words/ Definitions
minuscule- very small
small or little
minutiae- precise details, small matters
Modern Word (Word familiar to you)
minimum – the least amount possible or
allowable
Sentence
His handwriting was so minuscule, you
could hardly read it.
Root Word _________________________________
Definition
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